Linux box to AP with hostapd/dhcpd/iptables

2 weeks after my last failure, my hands started itching again and I tried to bridge my ethernet connection to a wireless adapter running in AP mode. Some reasons which resulted in my failures in previous occasions 1) Networking on a headless server - When playing with networks, you need to work ...

Stealing code

Much of client side web technology today runs directly from source, E.g. HTML/CSS/JS... , which means source code is readily available to anyone who wants it, a far cry from software where source code is often kept tightly under wraps. As such, it is very simple to just copy out chunks of code ...

Spoofing NUS WPA2 and stealing credentials

Warning Content in this post is for educational purposes only, it may be illegal to carry out the exploit mentioned. The author is not responsible for any action taken against you if you carry it out. This exploit is possible because of configuration settings in PEAP where certificate ...

Dual booting

Barely one month after getting rid of my Ubuntu/Win 7 dual boot combination, I installed linux on my laptop once again. This time though, its Kali Linux, because using Backtrack in a VM was creating more trouble than it was worth. I guess having a separate OS only for pen testing is workable. ...

Orbital Project Log

Project Log - Benjamin Week Description Hours 1 Liftoff Workshop 16 1 Analyse giftbook and convert it into nusmods 5 1 Write and run script to wget and parse module information 8 1 Implement REST interface 2 1 Hack Android app to connect over REST interface 2 1 Upload module info to datastore 2 ...

Orbital Project Wiki

**Project Reports for nusmods** This project is done at the Vostok (beginner) level. First Report (Week 3) The aim of the project is to develop a platform which will allow NUS students to easily retrieve prerequisites and preclusions of modules offered by NUS. The motivation to do so is because ...

apache vs nginx/lighttpd

Many articles out there extol the benefits of the event based servers such as nginx/lighttpd over apache. It supposedly consumes less resources under high load and excels at serving static pages. Unfortunately here I am still using apache, which up until recently had very erratic performance. ...

Running you own home server part 2

As promised, I would cover what services I am currently running on my server and what I use it for. So the server stats can be accessed here . apache Web server - hosts my website, blog and a couple of wordpress sites that I am currently working on and phpmyadmin for quick access to mysql. ...